The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-02
THE BIC MEAT BILLS
Of Senator Evarts. Pierre lori
lard and James Gordon
Bennett. Jr.

! met a Eat. Jolly looking Irishmsn IN
the Office of friend ef mine the other
day. who impressed me strongly with hiS
hear;iness After he had zone ont 2
asked u.y friend who he was
Yoa will probably be surprised, ~
turaed my iriend but that man Is weli
known % =pnpe ~ tire mo~t prominent
men in New York. aud has had VERY init
mate dealings with them. Among these
NAV be mentioned Pierre Lorllari,
james tsorton Bennett. senator Evarts,
and / don't know how many others
enough. anyhow, 10 put him on speak
ing terms with three-qnarters Of the
men whose names are familiar 70 every
body.
Something in the tone of bIs voice aud
in the rather amused smile that aecofa-
panied il made me push my inquiries
further. The man who vas Supposed 10
know every body worth knowing had not
the distinguished air usually worn BY
such personages. Was not. Therefore. 20
mnchl surprised ss 1 woald otherwise
have been when | learned that he was
Kelly the butcher. The rest OF his name
sas said 10 De immsterizl but not to
know Kelly the butcher Was, | was as
sure,i. to aryue ones self unknown. For
vears he and his father before him kept
butcher shop at University place and
Thirteen street. Here were cut the Juiey
chops and the tender steaks. and from
here were sent thedelicate fowl snd game
that have sickled the paiates and pleased
and satisfied the stomachs of a genera
ton Of the wealth and prominent Of New
York : citizens. Catering 10 the stomach
of these patrieians, Kelly learned certain
interesting characteristics Of each. and
some Of these he impaired to my friend,
also his patron, who IN turn related them
10 uae
SENATOR Evarfs. according to his meat
man, l. very particular - TO the flesh lac
eats. Although his face looks ike
piece Of parchment, and has no more
color in it, yet he indulges in rare steaks
and roast beef, meats that contain the
most blood He is very particular about
them also. His cook selects the meat ten
days in advance Of the time il IL wanted
for the table, and has il cut of in his
presence. Then Kelly puts it into his ice
box. where il remains until il i sent 70
the senator.
Pierre LorilIard is one Of kellev's best
patrons, and one who has stuck to him
since he moved up town His bin for
meat alone when he Is at his town resi-
dence sometimes reaches 500 a month
and averages $500. II would be impos-
sible for any family TO spend that amount
for meat even with house full Of guests,
but Lorillard, ike Bennett. Is a high
liver, and aims to secure delieacies for his
guests that make visit az his house
much coveted privilege. His orders are
such, somtimes. that it IS necessary 70
spoil large quantities Of meat or fowl to
get at the particular part he desires
Thus. for instance. when he or,iers ten
pounds Of chicken breast, a great many
chickens would have TO be cut up 70 sup
ply that amount He would, Of course.
be charged just ss much as though be
had ordered that number of chickens IL
Is very profitable for the the butcher, M
doubtedly. inasmuch a. he can sell those
parts Of the chickens that have not been
used and in that way get double pay for
the same article. When il comes %
orders Of ike nature in regard 20 more
expensive game. a. canvasbaek ducks,
grouse and 80 forth, for while be does
not grufnble at the bills, he wants what
he orders on the moment and viii not
take any excuses.
Bennett Is probably the most extraya-
CANT Of all. be has not been in New
York for some years now, but there II no
reason to believe that he has grown any
more economical since he went abroad
even though his newspaper has lost 20
much in circulation His household Was
run on the most extravaganf scale in
every respect. He paid man IN one Of
the oyster saloons TO remain up all night
in readiness to prepare oysters for him at
any time he might desire them. His
orders to his butcher exceeded in extrava-
gance those Of all the other nabobs and
81 900 month went into Golfers Of Kelly
the butcher, from this source alone. His
servants lived on the Fat Of the land, for
his orders for supplies were on such a
grand scale that a large portion Of the
food brought into the house had 70 be
thrown away daily. While his father,
who made the fortune his son attempted
TO but could not dissipated, lived the
servants were held in some sort Of check
but even then they had pleasant time
of il. Every morning this order came
down for the old mans breakfast, toast
and tea. These slices Of toast, stamped
in artistic shapes, and a pot Of tea would
be sent up TO him, while the servants be-
low dined on porterh0u>e steak. lamb
chops. broiled chicken and other choice
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